“A lot of people think our standard is to be first in the SEC, be first...” — Kirby Smart Quote

“A lot of people think our standard is to be first in the SEC, be first in the country, first in our red zone, and run defense. We really don't go by that motto. We go by, 'Be the best Alabama defense there's been.'”

“I moved seven times the first seven years I coached.”

“I always felt like, one of the niches is if you can recruit the SEC, you can be a head coach in the SEC.”

“The 1973 team is real special. I had never coached against Bear Bryant. Alabama had never played Notre Dame. It was North against South; the Catholics against the Baptists; both teams were undefeated, and everything was on the line.”

“My ancestors are Highland Scots, and my father's home in north Alabama is so much like northwest Arkansas. I have the same allergies in both places.”

“A piece of my heart will aways be in Alabama.”